by Jessica Scott | Sep 19, 2009 | Iraq, Uncategorized, writer's ruck sack, Writing
This morning when I walked outside, there was moisture in the air. The smell was instantly reminiscent of any morning back in the states after a night time deluge. The ground was wet, the air cool and crisp like fall.
by Jessica Scott | Sep 16, 2009 | Uncategorized, writer's ruck sack, Writing
Recently on an agent Rachel Gardiner’s blog, she posted a comment about an agent/writer relation that went south. The comments were especially interesting but here’s what I did not see from the point of the view of the writers and this ultimately why my agent is...
by Jessica Scott | Sep 14, 2009 | Uncategorized, writer's ruck sack, Writing
I have a cycle of writing. Not a process like other authors talk about. Mine’s a cycle. I go through bursts of being able to knock out three, four even five thousand words in a very short amount of time during a day. It feels great to look back over my word count log...
by Jessica Scott | Sep 11, 2009 | army officers, deployment, Iraq, leadership, Uncategorized
10. She’s a people person. 9. Her children must be so well polite and well mannered. 8. You have to guess what she’s thinking. 7. Her body language is confused, I can’t tell if she’s angry or happy. 6. She’s so cute and flirty. 5. She really doesn’t get her point...
by Jessica Scott | Sep 9, 2009 | Uncategorized, Writing
As a mom, nothing pushes my freak out button faster than a cry baby. I don’t know what it is but a crying baby triggers my mom reflex to where I need to pick it up and try to sooth it. This is a gut reaction that is seriously intense for me. Today at the gym, there...
by Jessica Scott | Sep 7, 2009 | army officers, Uncategorized, Writing
So here’s something I bet you’ll never see coming. There are people over here that I can’t stand. In my previous position, I had two key leaders, both females who were unable to perform their duties. One of those individuals told anyone who would listen that I simply...
by Jessica Scott | Sep 3, 2009 | Uncategorized, Writing
I’m guest blogging today over at Unleash Your Story, a charity raising money for Cystic Fibrosis research. Please stop by and support a great cause. http://unleashyourstory.com/2009/09/03/writing-through/
by Jessica Scott | Aug 30, 2009 | army officers, deployment, Iraq, leadership, Uncategorized, Writing
Writing is a challenge. It is so much more than simply words on paper. It’s making those words into a coherent story that people care about. Why on earth would I write, when I’m a full time mom, full time army officer and full time wife, house keeper, veterinarian...
by Jessica Scott | Aug 28, 2009 | army officers, Uncategorized, women at war, Writing
Every mother knows the fear of sending their baby out into the world, alone, undefended and at the mercy of other people’s children. There is nothing more terrifying to me as a mom than my daughter facing some of the agonizing childhood moments that I faced and...
by Jessica Scott | Aug 26, 2009 | moms at war, Uncategorized, women at war
Today my oldest daughter starts kindergarten. Because she’s staying with my mom, my oldest will be going to the same school I went to as a little girl. I remember my first day of school. I wore a little green windbreaker and a sticker with my name on it. I was scared...
